Strategic Management Analysis of IKEA Hong Kong Introduction In order to understand what strategic position and direction which IKEA takes in Hong Kong market so as to keep making successful business‚ it is important to conduct a strategic analysis of IKEA HK from internal‚ external factors to its strengths‚ weakness‚ opportunities and threats to evaluate this company. To tide over the economic crisis‚ most of the HK home furniture business tends to “low price strategy” so as to gain market share
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Task 1 What is marketing? What does the term marketing mean? Many people think of marketing only as selling and advertising. And no wonder‚ for every day we are bombarded with television commercials ‚newspaper ads‚ direct mail campaigns‚ Internet pitches and sales calls. Although they are important‚ they are only two of many marketing functions and are often not the most important ones. Today‚ marketing must be understood not in the old sense of making a sale – ‘telling and selling’ – but
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Case Analysis 1 (IKEA Looks to Further Penetrate the U.S. Market) 1. Given the SWOT analysis presented in the case‚ what are IKEA’s key competitive advantages? What strategic focus should the company take as it looks to further expand into the U.S. market? * IKEA’s low cost structure has been the very core of its success. It’s low-cost and high-quality strategy fits with the current state of the economy. Offering convenience factors within IKEA’s stores would fit well with IKEA’s low
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Aisling Lynch C09687271 Stratgic management the value chain concept: literature review and application analysis on IKEA Stratgic management the value chain concept: literature review and application analysis on IKEA Contents * Introduction * Origination * Porter’s Value Chain Concept * Linking of the Value Chain * Focus on External Sources * The Future - Conclusion * Ikea Example * References Declaration I‚ the undersigned‚ declare that this report is entirely my own written
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The Marketing Society for eight years and the editor of 26 for two years. She is also a writing trainer who helps organisations in writing more efficiently and effectively. Her clients include Unilever‚ Diageo‚ BP‚ Vodafone‚ The Marketing Society‚ 26‚ Start‚ DHL and many more In this book – Great Ikea! A Brand For All The People –‚ Elen Lewis describes the idea‚ principles and history that lie behind Ikea‚ a brand that has changed the way we live. Elen Lewis also tells the story of the Ikea brand
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Contents Synopsis 2 Marketing entry strategy 2 Market Entry Mode 4 Brand positioning 5 The potential opportunities in the global market 7 SWOT 9 Strengths 9 Weaknesses 10 Opportunities 10 Threats- 11 Market size and its growth (Sales‚ Development) 12 New Market: BRAZIL‚ Why and how 13 PEST Analysis 14 Marketing Mix 18 Product: 18 Place: 19 Price 19 Promotion: 20 Recommendations 22 Environmental Aspects 24 Social Responsibility 25 Economic Growth 25 Bibliography
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Week 5 Assignment Deliver the Value: IKEA Case Study IKEA is a Swedish-owned global business founded in 1943. The business generates annual revenues of 27 billion euros and employs 139‚000 people in 298 stores and 26 countries. The values and design philosophy of the founder continue to underpin the brand. These values might be summed up as frugal‚ democratic‚ environmentally aware‚ and design oriented. IKEA has become synonymous with Swedish lifestyle. The stores are virtually identical across
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Fundamentals of Marketing Welcome! Wl ! Dr. Stephan Grzeskowiak Professeur‚ Departement Marketing © S. Grzeskowiak How do get these slides? Programs Postgraduate Fundamentals of Marketing © S. Grzeskowiak 1 11/6/2010 Preparation for today’s class • R d IKEA case (HBSP 9 504 094) Read 9-504-094) • Read KKBGH ‘Marketing Management’ – Part I (ch 1 – 4) ‘Understanding Marketing Mangement’ • Download and print Class notes © S. Grzeskowiak Fundamentals of Marketing What
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What was the source of IKEA’s success in Sweden early on (50s and 60s)? In 1943‚ IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad at his home town‚ selling mainly pencils‚ postcards and other merchandise. From late 40s to early 50s‚ manufacturing furniture was introduced as a complement to general merchandise. This enabled Kamprad to step in the furniture business and exploring situation and finding new opportunities. The business had gain massive success in the domestic market for the since opening and the key
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through hair salons) and the endorsement by hairdressers such as Paul Mitchell and Sebastian. Television advertising does not always work well as it reduces the perception of exclusivity. Much of the promotional work with salon brands needs to be orientated to the professional hairdresser and be designed to promote images of personal attention and professional care. Salon brands are endorsed by professional hairdressers‚ shop brands are endorsed by celebrities. Research indicates that there are both
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